The Shot Clock Reset : March 11th

League Alerts Fam,

Welcome to the first edition of The Shot Clock Reset presented by LeagueAlerts! Every week, we reset your week as we reset the shot clock to 14. Scroll below as we curate the 14 most important stories from the NBA and basketball culture—packed into one quick email. Let’s get started:

THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE WEEK:

1) Lonzo Ball has been officially cleared for advanced rehab activities.

2) Ben Simmons will remain out for the remainder of the season while he consults with specialists and explores treatment options for the nerve impingement in his lower back.

3) Karl-Anthony Towns will undergo surgery on a torn meniscus in his left knee, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Towns will reportedly be re-evaluated in a month and is expected to return early in the Western Conference playoffs. The Timberwolves' final regular season game is on April 14.

4) The Sixers “are planning to work out and meet” former Charlotte Hornets first-round pick Kai Jones.

5) Bennedict Mathurin to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin will have surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder and will miss the rest of the season.

6) The NBA fined Rudy Gobert $100,000 on Sunday, two days after he implied that referee Scott Foster was not calling games fairly and further suggesting that gambling is having a detrimental impact on the outcome of games.

7) Saddiq Bey has suffered a season-ending torn left ACL.

THE FUNNIEST ISH OF THE WEEK:

8) Giannis with the quote of all time

9) Someone sold all of Darvin Ham’s coaching documents on marketplace for $1.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: 

10)  Bro went deep in his bag on this one

11) Brandon Boston Jr put Bobby Portis on a poster

12) Jalen Green with no regard for humanity on this poster

13) Anthony Edwards with the game winning block

14) Dlo absolutely cooked against the Thunder